From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2553 invoked by alias); 9 Feb 2006 14:06:38 -0000 Received: (qmail 2500 invoked by alias); 9 Feb 2006 14:06:31 -0000 Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:06:00 -0000 Message-ID: <20060209140631.2499.qmail@sourceware.org> From: "richardj_moore at uk dot ibm dot com" To: systemtap@sources.redhat.com In-Reply-To: <20060209104118.2308.richardj_moore@uk.ibm.com> References: <20060209104118.2308.richardj_moore@uk.ibm.com> Reply-To: sourceware-bugzilla@sourceware.org Subject: [Bug translator/2308] stap messages errors X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo Mailing-List: contact systemtap-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: systemtap-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2006-q1/txt/msg00457.txt.bz2 ------- Additional Comments From richardj_moore at uk dot ibm dot com 2006-02-09 14:06 ------- Subject: Re: stap messages errors systemtap-owner@sourceware.org wrote on 09/02/2006 12:49:15: > > ------- Additional Comments From fche at redhat dot com 2006-02-09 > 12:49 ------- > (In reply to comment #0) > > > 1) the term "probe point" should be specified as "probepoint". > It's a coined > > term [...] > > It also is an ordinary noun phrase. Prior dprobes usage does not > automatically > entitle it to full glued-together minted status. > It not a question of entitlement, but clarity. When we refer to a probpoint we are discussing a single concept not a generl "poiint" with an adjectival quality of "probe". The only debate should be whether "probe-point" or "probepoint" is preferred. Think about "breakpoint" vs "break point": the latter is far more general than the former. > > 2) the plural form of nouns that are preceded by a number should not be > > specified as (s) as in "3 error(s)". This is an illiterate usage. [...] > > It is just the age-old lazy, simple, and compact way. Feel free to commit a > reworded message. > > Even simpler and more lazy is not to do it :-) > -- > > > http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2308 > > ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- > You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. -- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2308 ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee.